“This image from Time Magazine in 1985 captures Colombian authorities disposing of seized cocaine during the height of the country’s drug war.
At the time, cartels were expanding at explosive speed, and every major seizure felt like a rare victory. Dumping drugs into the ocean was immediate and practical. Burning them risked drawing crowds or cartel interference, and storing them risked corruption or theft.
In the photograph, the officers almost appear playful as white powder explodes into the air, but behind the moment lay intense danger and political instability. The scene reflects a nation fighting to regain control in one of the most turbulent periods in its history.
Added Fact: At its peak in the mid 1980s, Colombia supplied around eighty percent of the world’s cocaine.”
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“This image from Time Magazine in 1985 captures Colombian authorities disposing of seized cocaine during the height of the country’s drug war.
At the time, cartels were expanding at explosive speed, and every major seizure felt like a rare victory. Dumping drugs into the ocean was immediate and practical. Burning them risked drawing crowds or cartel interference, and storing them risked corruption or theft.
In the photograph, the officers almost appear playful as white powder explodes into the air, but behind the moment lay intense danger and political instability. The scene reflects a nation fighting to regain control in one of the most turbulent periods in its history.
Added Fact: At its peak in the mid 1980s, Colombia supplied around eighty percent of the world’s cocaine.”
From historyfeels on IG.
https://preview.redd.it/ohnlnbr79e2g1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62cd1de5abd0d3c6b928f4b86101b1efb5be70eb
Can you imagine the sealife in the area?
Fucking supercharged fish
Doesn’t seem like the best solution
The fish didn’t sign up for this either
They look like they’re enjoying it a bit too much.
How this is not a movie 🎥! If we have cocaine bear🐻 we must have cocaine shark 🦈!
Did any on the survive or they all OD?
It’s like that news reel of the cops burning the weed and the news reporter couldn’t stop laughing because he was getting high from the smoke lol.
Just doing our duty…sniff, sniff.
Yeah, [Time Magazine ](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)did a follow up. This was not at all a successful program.
Original inspiration fro cocaine bear?
https://preview.redd.it/77k6w4egbe2g1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac6c8a64106abffc594022ca618b0c2cd4f5935c
Quadruplets?
Sure they did.. lol. They would never keep it and act like they were dumping it out with swapped out bags of flour or something
Take in a long breath, smell that wonderful sea air…
“Unda da **C**, Unda da **C**.
Darling is betta wearing red leather, take it from me.
Up on the shore they drop the coke
Tinking it better to be all broke
While we devotin, our full nostrils open, Unda da **C**”
Remember to take deep breaths while ripping the packaging
you know, my favorite type of weed was cocaine.
Best. Day. Ever!
https://i.redd.it/nxtgtr49ce2g1.gif
Source?
Happy Fish
Breathe deeply, boys!
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS COKE!
No chance they weren’t high as fuck after this
Up next on the SyFy channel: Cocaine Shark
bet they were on Cloud 9 as soon as they were done on that fateful windy day lol
Diddy’s white parties were really off the hook back then
Don’t inhale.
Now we know why killer whales started attacking little old lady boats. Freebase Willy!
As they stand in the cocaine cloud!
These guys are about to be able to see sounds.
“DAMN I LOVE MY JOB”
This looks like some zoolander shit